(Quarter IV/2024)
Steam locomotive 01 2226 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
■ Wagner wind deflectors
■ Tender type 2'2' T34
■ Unobstructed view between boiler and chassis
■ Use in high-quality express train traffic
The two-cylinder engines of the Class 01 are considered to be the first express train locomotives to be built according to the standard construction programme. The first batches were equipped with 800 mm diameter wheels and were approved for speeds of 120 km/h. From 01 102 onwards, 1,000 mm wheels and reinforced brakes were used, which allowed the maximum speed to be increased to 130 km/h. After the 2nd World War, the DR retained the original design with the large Wagner wind deflectors and the air and feed pumps in the smoke chamber niches.
Locomotive 01 226 remained with the railway company of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Reichsbahn) after the war. After switching to a computerized numbering plan, the machine was renumbered 01 2226-7 and was in service until 1973.
